Where to start?

[minor sage]

But yeah id prefer the more technical and coding side of things

But yeah id prefer the more technical side of things so coding itself

[spark helm]

some people will tell you to not learn C# while learning Unity, but I think that's completely subjective

[minor sage]

Im currently doing the Unity learn lessons and im about halfway through the Junior Programmer pathway

[spark helm]

I've heard those are good.

[elder dagger]

Also some people like me will tell you to not learn C# before learning C 😄

[minor sage]

To be fair id probably have to learn C either way

[leaden lark]

Afaik most game studios use c++

((because the industry is dominated by people who learned c++ and only slowing coming around to c#... at least thats why I think))

[minor sage]

Whats so much better about C++ than C#?

[spark helm]

yeah this is an interesting listing of engines, you can see how many use C++:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_game_engines

[leaden lark]

Well at least PC/Console game companies, theres phone games who use more C# afaik

some also java

which hmm I wouldnt want to use no hate on java tho

[spark helm]

it is lower level, you generally get more access to hardware and better performance.. That being said I didn't use it much (except AngelScript)

[elder dagger]

You have long way to go until properly use Unity, tbh
You'd need to learn computer graphics and linear algebra as well

[minor sage]

I want to learn java eventually lol

Im good on the math bit

[spark helm]

That is the academic way of thinking, and its fine

I personally learn better by having something concrete to work with

i.e. a game

[elder dagger]

The only thing C++ is better than C# would be speed imo 😌

[leaden lark]

yea C++ is better I would agree

but harder

Also I think the industry will eventually come around to c# more, just that the really experienced people that lead the teams usually learned c++ so they stick to that

[minor sage]

Yeah i gravitated to Unity and C# bc ai heard Unreal is really hard to learn as a beginner

[elder dagger]

C is important, you can learn OOP in C#

[minor sage]

But where did you guys learn the language at?

[spark helm]

what pathway would you suggest to learn C for some one like me (intermediate C# programmer)?

[elder dagger]

That's fine too, though you'd stumble a lot.. and eventually learn a same thing

[spark helm]

True, my learning process is probably a bit more chaotic than most people's 😅

[elder dagger]

Memory management is one, C will help understanding lot more about underlying structure of reference types and dynamic allocation

And the language/compiler itself. C is raw as hell 😄

[minor sage]

I have a little word doc that I use to write down C# code and things I dont understand lol

[desert forge]

do you actually want a job in games or do you just want to be a software engineer, because those are two different things

[minor sage]

More towards games since eventually I want to make my own universe IP like Mortal Kombat or Zelda

[desert forge]

rather lofty goal but ok

[leaden lark]

I think thats a nice goal to have personally

[desert forge]

then yeah just start with Unity and build up a portfolio

[minor sage]

Ik i cant get there early but you know start at a company learn a lot of things and do my own thing in 20 years ish

[leaden lark]

I like that youre interested in programming but also the creative side of making a universe / an IP

[spark helm]

nothing wrong with aiming high

as long as you stay realistic in your time limits etc

[minor sage]

I just love the games with a convoluted storyline and multiple timelines

Im a sucker for them

[elder dagger]

RPG maker is also one easy way to understand how game dev works, no joking 😄